England be Glad!

England be Glad!
Patriotic and Heroic Songs from the Crusades to the Civil Wars
St. George's Canzona
EMI "Classics for Pleasure" CFP 40 015 [LP]
Musical Heritage Society MHS 7337 [LP]

Contents:

    English, 15th century
  1. The Agincourt song

    2. English, 13th century
  2. Ductia

    3. French, 15th century
  3. Tuba gallicalis

    4. English, c. 1450
  4. Enforce we us

    5. Robert Morton
  5. L 'Homme arme

    6. English, c. 1500
  6. The best rede

    7. English, 13th century
  7. Man mei longe

    8. English, 13th century
  8. Ductia

    9. King Richard, 12th century
  9. Ja nuns hons pris (Sad is each captive's story)

    10. English, 13th century
  10. The English estampie

    11. English, c. 1450
  11. Anglia tibi turbidas

    12. --------
    Tielman Susato
  12. The Battle pavan & Galliard

    13. Trad., 16th century
  13. O Mistress mine!

    14. Jacob van Eyck
  14. The English Nightingale

    15. Anon., c. 1513
  15. England be glad!

    16. John Sothcott
  16. Greensleeves (to the romanesca ground)

    17. Anon., c. 1515
  17. I am a jolly Foster

    18. English, 17th century
  18. Prince Rupert's March

    19. English, 17th century, attr. John Bull
  19. The English national anthem

Playing time: 52:00

Performer: St. George's Canzona - John Sothcott, dir.
[Francis Grubb (baritone,vielles, rebecs), Derek Harrison (counter-tenor, rebec), John Whitworth (counter-tenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), David Thomas (bass), John Lawes (recorders, crumhorns), Jeremy Montagu (percussion), Michael Oxenham (cornetto, recorders, crumhorns), John Sothcott (citole, rebecs, recorders, crumhorns), Leila Ward (recorder, crumhorn, percussion)]

Recording site and date: Unknown [St. George's Day, 1972]

Reviewed in:
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 50/592-529 (september 1972)

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Jon Stringer